Matthew 9:4, 8 — Jesus’ Knowledge and the Crowd’s Response: Seeing, Fearing, or Marveling?
The Authorized Version says knowing, but the received Greek literally says seeing. The main critical text agrees on that participle.
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Matthew 8:25 — “Lord, Save Us: We Perish”: The Disciples’ Cry in Full
The critical text shortens two elements. It does not explicitly name his disciples, and their cry is simply “Lord, save!” rather than “Lord, save us!” The actors and…
Open record →Matthew 8:18–32 — Multitudes, Disciples, the Ship, and the Demons’ Plea: A Cluster of Variants
Matthew’s crossing contains a crowd of small variants: many crowds or one, his disciples or disciples, the ship or a ship, Gergesenes or Gadarenes, and “permit us to…
Open record →Matthew 8:12 — “The Children of the Kingdom Shall Be Cast Out”: The Form of the Judgment Saying
A small ancient stream says the children of the kingdom shall go out. The Textus Receptus, the Byzantine text, and the main modern critical editions agree on shall…
Open record →Matthew 8:8–10 — Servant or Child? Authority and Faith in the Centurion’s Confession
Three details surround the centurion’s confession. The Greek noun παῖς can mean servant or child.
Open record →Matthew 7:24 — “I Will Liken Him” or “He Shall Be Likened”?
The Textus Receptus gives Jesus the active verb: I will liken him. The critical text uses a passive: he shall be likened.
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